Hello everyone. I am a fairly new Ubuntu user and have really enjoyed Ubuntu for the most part. However, my wireless card has not worked since the day of the Ubuntu install. It worked until I installed the first round of updates and I have no idea how to correct that.
I have a Toshiba Satellite A215-S4747 model laptop. Below are other details:
lsb_release -a
Code:
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS
Release: 12.04
Codename: precise
Nm-tool
Code:
NetworkManager Tool
State: connected (global)
- Device: wlan0 [GEA82] -------------------------------------------------------
Type: 802.11 WiFi
Driver: ath5k
State: connecting (configuring)
Default: no
HW Address: 00:1B:9E:3E:36:19
Capabilities:
Wireless Properties
WEP Encryption: yes
WPA Encryption: yes
WPA2 Encryption: yes
sudo lshw-c network
Code:
*-network
description: Wireless interface
product: AR242x / AR542x Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express)
vendor: Atheros Communications Inc.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:14:00.0
logical name: wlan0
version: 01
serial: 00:1b:9e:3e:36:19
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ath5k driverversion=3.2.0-31-generic-pae firmware=N/A latency=0 link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg
resources: irq:19
memory:f8200000-f820ffff
sudo lspci |grep Atheros
Code:
14:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x / AR542x Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
sudo iwconfig
Code:
lo no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
eth0 no wireless extensions.
locate -i ath9k
Code:
/lib/modules/3.2.0-23-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k
/lib/modules/3.2.0-23-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.ko
/lib/modules/3.2.0-23-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_common.ko
/lib/modules/3.2.0-23-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_htc.ko
/lib/modules/3.2.0-23-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_hw.ko
/lib/modules/3.2.0-27-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k
/lib/modules/3.2.0-27-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.ko
/lib/modules/3.2.0-27-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_common.ko
/lib/modules/3.2.0-27-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_htc.ko
/lib/modules/3.2.0-27-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_hw.ko
/lib/modules/3.2.0-29-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k
/lib/modules/3.2.0-29-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.ko
/lib/modules/3.2.0-29-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_common.ko
/lib/modules/3.2.0-29-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_htc.ko
/lib/modules/3.2.0-29-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_hw.ko
/lib/modules/3.2.0-30-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k
/lib/modules/3.2.0-30-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.ko
/lib/modules/3.2.0-30-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_common.ko
/lib/modules/3.2.0-30-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_htc.ko
/lib/modules/3.2.0-30-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_hw.ko
/lib/modules/3.2.0-31-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k
/lib/modules/3.2.0-31-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.ko
/lib/modules/3.2.0-31-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_common.ko
/lib/modules/3.2.0-31-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_htc.ko
/lib/modules/3.2.0-31-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_hw.ko
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Makefile
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23/include/linux/ath9k_platform.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/ahb.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/common.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/debugfs.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/htc
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/htc.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/hw.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/pci.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/rate
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/htc/debugfs.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/rate/control.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23-generic-pae/include/linux/ath9k_platform.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Makefile
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27/include/linux/ath9k_platform.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/ahb.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/common.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/debugfs.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/htc
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/htc.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/hw.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/pci.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/rate
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/htc/debugfs.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/rate/control.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27-generic-pae/include/linux/ath9k_platform.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Makefile
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29/include/linux/ath9k_platform.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/ahb.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/common.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/debugfs.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/htc
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/htc.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/hw.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/pci.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/rate
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/htc/debugfs.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/rate/control.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29-generic-pae/include/linux/ath9k_platform.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Makefile
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30/include/linux/ath9k_platform.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/ahb.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/common.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/debugfs.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/htc
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/htc.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/hw.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/pci.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/rate
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/htc/debugfs.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/rate/control.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30-generic-pae/include/linux/ath9k_platform.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Makefile
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31/include/linux/ath9k_platform.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/ahb.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/common.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/debugfs.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/htc
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/htc.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/hw.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/pci.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/rate
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/htc/debugfs.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/rate/control.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31-generic-pae/include/linux/ath9k_platform.h
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